Press Release (98)89 7 July 1998

NATO Secretary General, Dr. Javier Solana, to Visit Ukraine The Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, will make an official visit to Ukraine on 8-9 July. During the visit, the NATO Secretary General will meet with the President, Mr. Leonid Kuchma; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Borys Tarasyuk; the Minister of Defence, Mr. Oleksandr Kuzmuk; the Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Mr. Volodymyr Horbulin; and members of the Verkhovna Rada. In addition to Kyiv, the NATO Secretary General will visit Dnipropetrovsk, where he will address local officials, academics and students at the site of the rocket factory "Pivdenmash." MEDIA ADVISORY Wednesday, 8 July PM Arrival in Kyiv. Thursday, 9 July 10:45 NATO Information and Documentation Centre. Press briefing. 13:00 Mariinsky Palace. Joint point de presse with President Kuchma. 17:30 Pivdenmash factory, Dnipropetrovsk. Address to local officials, academics and students at the invitation of the National Institute of Strategic Studies. Photo opportunity. PM Leave Dnipropetrovsk. The Secretary General's schedule is subject to change. For further information, please contact NATO Press and Media Service in Brussels, tel: +322 707 50 41, fax: +322 707 50 57, or NATO Information and Documentation Centre, Kyiv, tel: +380 44 246 86 16, fax: +380 44 246 86 22.